resp assessment

Question 1

safe environment (resp)

Answer 1

practice hand hugiene

wear disposable gloves use alcohol wipes

Question 2

techniques for physical examination

Answer 2

inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation

Question 3

inspection (types)

Answer 3

general inspection (person as a whole)
detailed inspection (each body system)
begins the first moment you first met the person and develop a general inspection
compare left and right sides, 2 sides are symmetrical

Question 4

palpation

Answer 4

involves the use of touch during physical examination to assess texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration, presence of mumps, tenderness or pain
parts include
fingertips
a grasping action of the fingers and thumb
the dorsa (backs) of hands and fingers
base of fingers

Question 5

fingers palapation

Answer 5

best for fine tactile, discrimination such as skin texture, swelling, pulsation, and determining the presence of lumps

Question 6

a grasping action of the fingers and thumb

Answer 6

to detect the position, shape, consistency

Question 7

the dorsa (backs) of hands and fingers

Answer 7

best for determining temperature because skin here is thinner than on palms

Question 8

base fingers

Answer 8

determine vibration

Question 9

types of palpation

Answer 9

surface palpation

light palpation

Question 10

surface palpation

Answer 10

involves the use of gentle pressure from the fingers pads of your dominant hand. flattened finger pads onto skin surface and apply gentle pressure to the body surface while moving the fingers in a gentle, slow, circular motion

Question 11

light palpation

Answer 11

follow surface palpation and usually only performed as part of the abdominal assessment